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COSMOS 1914, 18793

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 1914, 18793 is a payload satellite owned by UNKS (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 15 Jan 1988 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

18793, 1988-002F

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

225 kg wet, 225 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1988-01-15 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TSIKLON-3

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

1.257 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 COSMOS 1914
1 18793U 88002F   26092.94594556  .00000027  00000-0  84331-4 0  9994
2 18793  82.6021 261.0110 0017351 180.3351 292.3304 12.66460549766261

Epoch: 2026-04-02T22:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T22:42:09.696Z)

Latitude

66.47105°

Longitude

-108.07751°

Altitude

1,402.752 km

Speed

7.167 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 15m 00s

True Declination

66° 21' 19"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:01:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,407.19 km

Perigee altitude

1,380.221 km

Semi-major axis

7,771.842 km

Eccentricity

0.00174

Inclination

82.6021°

RAAN

261.011°

Arg. of periapsis

180.3351°

True anomaly

292.14633°

Mean anomaly

292.3304°

Eccentric anomaly

292.23838°

Mean motion

3.1678 °/min

Orbital period

113.64 mins

BSTAR

0.000084331

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COSMOS 1914 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
15 mins	2026-04-03 11:27:55.427Z	170.449° S	2026-04-03 11:35:55.427Z	78.376° E	41.96°	2026-04-03 11:42:55.427Z	14.558° NNE
11 mins	2026-04-03 13:25:55.427Z	247.796° W	2026-04-03 13:30:55.427Z	293.449° NW	23.675°	2026-04-03 13:36:55.427Z	343.188° N
10 mins	2026-04-03 21:29:55.427Z	26.725° NE	2026-04-03 21:34:55.427Z	72.877° E	22.409°	2026-04-03 21:39:55.427Z	114.675° SE
14 mins	2026-04-03 23:22:55.427Z	345.57° N	2026-04-03 23:29:55.427Z	258.426° W	42.681°	2026-04-03 23:36:55.427Z	188.141° SSW

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COSMOS 1914, 18793

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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